Ladies and gents turn up your sound system to the sound of carlos santana and the GMB Surprada Ghetto people from the Refugee Gang oh Maria Maria She reminds me of a west side story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She's living the life just like a movie star oh Maria Maria She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of a guitar yeah yeah Played by Carlos Santana Stop the looting stop the shooting Pick pocking on the corner See as the rich is getting richer The poor is getting poorer Se mira Maria on the corner Thinking of ways to make it better In my mailbox there's an eviction letter Somebody just said see you later Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola East Coast Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola Maria Maria She reminds me of a west side story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She's living the life just like a movie star oh Maria Maria She fell in love in East L.A. I said to the sounds of a guitar yeah yeah Played by Carlos Santana I said a la favella los colores The streets are getting hotter There is no water to put out the fire Mi canto la esperanza Se mira Maria on the corner Thinking of ways to make it better Then I looked up in the sky Hoping of days of paradise Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola North side Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola South side Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola Worldwide Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola Open up your eyes Maria you know you're my lover When the wind blows I can feel you Through the weather and even when we're apart It feels like we're together Maria oh yeah She reminds me of a west side story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She's living the life just like a movie star Oh Maria Maria Oh She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of a guitar Played by Carlos Santana Putting them up yo Carlors Santana with the refugge gang wite clef jerry my dog Mr santana GMB yo carlos man you making that guitar cry